Something that is transitory, without lasting significance

She’s HERE!

Our boat has arrived. The driver was at Whiskey Island at 10:00 am to deliver our boat. “There’s our #%^*!*in’ boat” I yelled as we neared the exit from the freeway. She was driving straight past us on the access road that backtracks to the marina from the shoreway. So we arrived tailing her down the road to the marina.

Positioning the trailer under the lift 4-3-09

The whole procedure of getting her off the trailer actually only took a half hour or so. Of course, there was quite a bit of chitting and chatting afterwards, and the driver had to tidy up his rig, & take off the 2 extra tires he’d had on while carrying our 13′ 10″ wide boat.

Slinging the boat in the lift 4-3-09

Moving her to the dry dock area 4-3-09

The day started out with temperatures around 50 degrees and drizzling with a light breeze. We were fairly damp by the time they were done, but couldn’t have been happier.

A wet-but-happy Penny

George busy taking pictures

The mast came off the trailer….boy, is it long!

The weather got progressively colder and blustery. The winds & rain picked up and it was pretty miserable outside. But we were busy below deck, getting acquainted with our new boat. It seems the previous owners pretty much left everything. Custom sheets & comforters, all galley items, cleaning supplies, mechanical maintenance supplies, line & PFD’s, BBQ, tools, spare parts (very few…a very casual boater)….on & on. They pretty much just walked away from it after the deal was done.

George left for an appointment, and I spent the afternoon emptying every nook & cranny I could get to. I’m limited right now, as the dinghy & motor (still in original shipping boxes) are sitting in the salon & on the forward berth. (that’s another story in itself) Both aft cabins are full of stuff I haven’t been able to get to, so at the moment am concentrating on cleaning the galley, salon, forward head & cabin.

Although the former owners just walked away, the boat is suprisingly clean. Full of clutter, yes, but no major, ugly cleaning to do.

So much stuff!

And MORE stuff!

My first day on the boat left me feeling I’d accomplished a fair amount, and although there’s much to do, I made good headway on getting the initial cleaning done. I also find that I won’t need to purchase a lot of the things right away…the things left may certainly not be my style, but are quite serviceable until the ‘just right’ ones come along (and budget allows!). My best Whoo-whoo’s so far are the binoculars & Corelle dinner ware they left. Don’t know yet if the binoculars are very good, and the dinner ware certainly isn’t my first choice in pattern, but for now, they’ll be just fine!